Screen LibraryKnowledge and the city : concepts, applications and trends of knowledge-based urban development /
"This book underlines the growing importance of knowledge for the competitiveness of cities and their regions. Examining the role of knowledge - in its economic, socio-cultural, spatial and institutional forms - for urban and regional development, identifying the preconditions for innovative us...
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| Group Author: | ; ; |
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Routledge studies in human geography ;
52 |
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| Summary: |
"This book underlines the growing importance of knowledge for the competitiveness of cities and their regions. Examining the role of knowledge - in its economic, socio-cultural, spatial and institutional forms - for urban and regional development, identifying the preconditions for innovative use of urban and regional knowledge assets and resources, and developing new methods to evaluate the performance and potential of knowledge-based urban and regional development, the book provides an in-depth and comprehensive understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of knowledge-based deve |
| Carrier Form: | xxii, 334 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780415722124 (hardback) : 0415722128 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | HD30 |
| CLC: | C912.81 |
| Call Number: | C912.81/C317 |
| Contents: | How knowledge and the city met -- Bringing up the city : essentials -- Knowledge, urban planning and development -- Managerial toolbox for knowledge-based challenges -- Pursuing knowledge as a means for development -- Global knowledge-based urban development perspectives and practices -- Practices of knowledge-based performance management -- Knowledge markets and urban transformation. |